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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue Dec 9, 2025, 03:57 PM Dec 9

At will? Whose will? Removing independent agency heads is part of a broader assault on a nonpartisan government

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Sam Bagenstos
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I was going to just share an excerpt of this great @donmoyn.bsky.social piece, but there are too many excerpts worth sharing. Just read the whole thing. If you care about governance, democracy, and the rule of law, these issues are crucial.
https://open.substack.com/pub/donmoynihan/p/at-will-whose-will?r=etla&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

At will? Whose will?
Removing independent agency heads is part of a broader assault on a nonpartisan government
open.substack.com
7:43 AM · Dec 9, 2025

I was going to just share an excerpt of this great @donmoyn.bsky.social piece, but there are too many excerpts worth sharing. Just read the whole thing. If you care about governance, democracy, and the rule of law, these issues are crucial. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

Sam Bagenstos (@sbagen.bsky.social) 2025-12-09T12:43:25.837Z
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At will? Whose will? Removing independent agency heads is part of a broader assault on a nonpartisan government (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 9 OP
This also makes it easier for the next Democratic President to clean up the mess left by trump. Turbineguy Dec 9 #1
With this Supreme Court? dpibel Dec 9 #2

dpibel

(3,754 posts)
2. With this Supreme Court?
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 04:11 PM
Dec 9

The shameless 6 will have no problem discovering that what was sauce for the Trump is quite perfectly not sauce for his Democratic successor.

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